Local Channels Directv

Then your choice is DNS with Directv, or go to DISH with DNS, or go to DISH and move your "service address."

Bobbo wrote:
I just raise my batwing antenna and get the locals from wherever I am parked.

If you're in the middle of "nowhere", that doesn't do much good. When I'm camping at my site in WV, I raise my antenna and with the booster can pick up 1 channel, that's it....again, in the middle of nowhere, it's nice to have satellite....

My address is in the Asheville NC area and when I go to my camp in WV, (250 drive mile north), I pick up all my local channels along with all other programming I have. I pick it up in TN, I pick it up in SC and at the beach areas in NC and SC.....Only been one place so far that I couldn't pick up my local channels and that was when we were at the Outer Banks, but, of course, I still had all my other channels and the OTA antenna picked up several local channels.

georgelesley wrote:
With our dish network satellite service we can just go online and change the service zip code to where are at the time. 15 minutes later we have the locals wherever we are. I suspect Direct can do the same thing. BTW it is free to do.

DirectTV can do the same thing....only it takes 30 days for them to process your request.

Ridiculous

We boondock plenty and can be in the middle of nowhere with no chance of getting anything over the air and still get our local Directv channels (using Slimline 5 dish) as long as we're within 250 miles from home making our spotbeam a bit bigger than our zipcode. DNS service is about the only way to guarantee receiving major network (NBC,CBS,ABC,FOX etc.) programming although it won't be local unless you happen to be from So Cal or New York.

I have DirecTV and I have been from as far south as Savannah, Georgia to as far north as Lake George, New York. My service address is in the Washington, DC area. I have received my local channels at all of these places and all points between. I don't believe I pay any extra for this. I have a Slimline dish with a SWM LNB. My satellites are 99, 101 and 103 -- not sure if that matters, but I thought I would throw that in there.

Bruce

I don't use Direct TV - not sure if the OP does, but as someone stated, switch to your anttenna - mines digital, and then do a channel search on your TV. Otherwise, we just watch blue-ray movies if stuck inside. Assuming you have a digital receiver/LCD TV and know how to program it.

Garry&Gayle wrote:
Call directtv and pay additional fees

Or you don't.

RoyB wrote:
We lose our local channels SAT TV as soon as we leave our local ZIPCODE area.

WHAT?
Unless your zipcode is 200mi/sq. there is not a spotbeam in the directv fleet that can achieve that.

Dish TV allows as many changes as necessary. Very RV friendly.

Directv allows two service location switches per year on their standard home account! Works fine for snowbirds that stay put. If you travel get a DNS account.

Chris